This relates to the process of acquiring new knowledge and skills that relate to the profession, job responsibilities and/or library work environment.
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Are post-graduate certificates in library science practical/useful?
While many universities with library science programs offer post-graduate certificates (such as San Jose State post-master's certificate, Certificate of Graduate Studies from South Carolina, ...
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A unified approach for finding research articles
I'm a bit stymied and I'm hoping that there is likely to be an obvious solution to my problem: how can I efficiently monitor what is being published in particular areas of science?
Right now, my ...
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What computer skills are useful/necessary for (non-tech) librarians?
Obviously basic computer use skills (keyboard, mouse, &c.) are necessary for librarians (unless you're still only using card catalogs and paper circ records!), but what else is useful or even ...
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In what ways does your library promote professional development of non-professional staff?
It is often difficult due to rigid organisational structures for library assistants, who may already have degrees, to break into the library profession. Do any libraries out there have programs that ...
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What kinds of activities can a library faculty research fund support?
As part of helping to better market a research fund for library faculty, I'm looking for examples of the kinds of activities/costs that such funds at other research libraries support to help ...
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Good examples of training or professional development programs for librarians to gain digital/tech skills
One the goals at MPOW is to help more librarians gain skills related to conceiving, building, and maintaining digital projects. I'd welcome examples of successful training programs for helping ...
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How do I find out about calls for papers for LIS conferences?
What is the best way for finding out about calls for papers for Library and Information Science conferences? Or for finding out that LIS conferences are taking place?
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How do I implement an “act like a user” week for our tech services staff?
I'm planning on running a week where our tech staff has to use all the public services we offer, as well as "act like a user/client/patron/community member/whatever-you-call-em-doesn't-matter-to-me": ...
